Published 2:26 pm, Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Pauken stated, "Texas does not need unelected federal bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. dictating our election process at the local and state levels. By striking down a key provision of Section 4 of that Act as unconstitutional, the Court has lifted the onerous burdens placed on our state and local communities by this "pre-clearance" process.

Pauken continued, "Texas should be able to control its own election process without being treated in a discriminatory fashion. This punitive treatment of Texas and eight other states never should have been extended by Congress for another 25 years in 2005. Now that the Court has ruled, I encourage Congress to end this federal intrusion on our state sovereignty once and for all."

Texans deserve a Governor who will fight for our principles, and not let unconstitutional laws like this go unchallenged.